The move is part of the council's Healthy School Street Initiative, which is designed to encourage children and their parents to walk or cycle ...

More than 160 jobs will be lost after a major Colchester manufacturer confirmed it is closing its site in the city. Albéa, based on Severalls Business Park, produces tubes for items such as toothpaste ...

Plans to start repair work this spring after a river weir collapsed more than a year ago could be delayed due to additional work needing to be carried out. Middle Mill Weir on the River Colne, in ...

FIREFIGHTERS are on the scene of a fire at a recycling centre in Basildon. The fire was reported by fire crews just after 1pm this afternoon. A large pile of recycling waste was alight inside the ...

Wolf (real name Michael Van Wijk) was arguably the most well-known of the original Gladiators from the 1990s show, acting as the resident villain. He certainly didn't like losing against the ...

A report with a timeline for the much-anticipated A1331 road includes key dates the construction team is aiming to hit. The road will serve more than 7,000 new homes in the planned Tendring Colchester ...

American - Russell Hicks (Image: Matt Stronge/PR) He is now heading to Colchester Art Centre as part of his debut headline UK tour - Russell Hicks: Happy To Be Here, on February 8. The Gazette sat ...

IT was pretty much the perfect away day for Colchester United and their supporters. The U’s 1-0 victory at Bromley brought a clean sheet, a first win in 2025 and most importantly, three well-deserved ...

Christ Church, in Ireton Road, is determined to go further and raising funds to help the church reach carbon net zero by 2030.

We have compiled some of the more recent heartbreaking stories of much-missed animals who have sadly died at Colchester Zoo in years gone by.

COLCHESTER Zoo will close its indoor soft play for five days next week. The zoo has announced Jungle Tumble will shut tomorrow and is due to remain closed until Friday (January 24). The soft play ...